Editor's Note: 'Tis the Season for Outdoor Learning

Journal Article | January 2000

Science and Children’s editor shares thoughts regarding the current issue.

Teaching Through Trade Books: Seasons by the Sun

Journal Article | June 2005

Understanding the Sun has challenged people since ancient times. Mythology from the Greek, Inuit, and Inca cultures attempted to explain the daily appearance and nightly disappearance of the sun by relating it to a…

Teaching Through Trade Books: A Season to Inquire

Journal Article | October 2004

Aside from learning about naturally occurring cycles that happen over time, trade books about seasons can help students learn about the cause of the seasons. The activities based on this month’s books deepen students'…

Teaching through Trade Books: Seeing the Seasons

Journal Article | February 2003

Children’s literature can be a wonderful springboard for classroom learning, motivating students to think scientifically, and helping them develop important science-process skills. The following books: When the Root…

Springing Into Inquiry: Using Student Ideas to Investigate Seasons

Journal Article | January 2012

Explore student misconceptions to get behind the true reason for the seasons.

Solar Paths: An International and Integrated Look at the Sun and Seasons

Journal Article | March 2009

Some of the most difficult concepts for students to understand in Earth science are the ideas and explanations related to the Sun and seasons. The daily rotation of the Earth causes day and night, and the differences of…

Using GLOBE's Plant Phenology to Monitor the Growing Season

Journal Article | February 2003

Has the growing season in North America increased by eight days? Is it still increasing? Middle-school students can help sleuth the answer with the Global Learning and Observations To Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)…

Health Wise: Getting Past the Peak of Flu Season

Journal Article | January 2016

This Q…